How to put out a Grease Fire

This is not a joke.

Watch this video and learn what not to use to put out a grease fire. At Charleston Navy base at the Fire-Fighting Training school they demonstrate
this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students. The water, being heavier than the oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that
resembles a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fire ball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room.

Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Grease
• fire
• prevention
• safety

[uofl3000]

wow

[TheShinyDemon]

Wow... thats really sad about that woman...

But its a good thing she is spreading the knowledge to as many people as she can... this video could save somebody from a disaster like this woman underwent, or even their life.